# Processing with python 3

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**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [November 23, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-with-python-3/45378 "2024-11-23T18:33:34Z")\
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> [@Python Processing and Anaconda](https://discourse.processing.org/t/python-processing-and-anaconda/5986/2):
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> Processing’s Python Mode is based on Jython: exclamation For an actual Python-based solution, you may try the Processing flavor p5py instead: snake However, I’d say it’s pretty much in an alpha state yet. expressionless

> [@No module winsound](https://discourse.processing.org/t/no-module-winsound/8512/2):
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> Python Mode’s reference: [Reference](http://Py.Processing.org/reference/) is about Processing’s API (mostly the [[u]PApplet[/u]](https://processing.github.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PApplet.html) class) w/ some of the basic [Python’s API & syntax](https://docs.python.org/2/). snake Notice that Python Mode is based on Jython, which is run by Java’s VM: [Jython.org](http://Jython.org) Jython can import any Java library, plus a limited range of Python libraries: coffee[Jython.org/faq3.html](http://Jython.org/faq3.html)

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